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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell has been the news editor of Westword since February 2024. He’s been with the publication since 2017 and was formerly its cannabis editor. He’s earned numerous awards and accolades for his work, including placing second for the Marijuana Enterprise Reporting Award from the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists in 2018; being named a Top Cannabis Journalist by Leafbuyer in 2020; and placing first for the College Sports Writing Award from the Arizona Press Club in 2014. His prior work experience includes Arizona Republic, Inman News and Fox Sports.

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Melissa Etheridge, Ron English Visiting Cannabis Church on 4/20

Melissa Etheridge, Ron English Visiting Cannabis Church on 4/20

By Thomas MitchellApril 13, 2018

After the holding its private congregation on Friday, April 20, 2018, the church will bring in Grammy-winning musician Melissa Etheridge and contemporary artist Ron English.

February Pot Sales Figures the Lowest in a Year

February Pot Sales Figures the Lowest in a Year

By Thomas MitchellApril 12, 2018

It was the lowest-earning month for medical sales since 2014, when the Colorado Department of Revenue began collecting the data.

Dispensary Tasting Room Bill Passes House, Heads to Senate

Dispensary Tasting Room Bill Passes House, Heads to Senate

By Thomas MitchellApril 11, 2018

If it survives, it will head to John Hickenlooper’s desk.

Sweet Leaf’s Future Still Cloudy After Denver Hearing Ends

Sweet Leaf’s Future Still Cloudy After Denver Hearing Ends

By Thomas MitchellApril 11, 2018

The hearing was scheduled to last two days in mid-March, but required an additional five days of arguments and testimony that extended into April.

Jason Sklar on High Culture in Comedy, John Elway’s Horse Teeth

Jason Sklar on High Culture in Comedy, John Elway’s Horse Teeth

By Thomas MitchellApril 10, 2018

The hilarious twin duo recently made a long, strange stop in Denver while recording a comedy special.

Dispensary Tasting Rooms Getting Closer to Reality

Dispensary Tasting Rooms Getting Closer to Reality

By Thomas MitchellApril 9, 2018

HB 1258 will be considered by the full Colorado House on April 9.

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Autism for MMJ Bill Passes Committee, Acute Pain Doesn’t

Autism for MMJ Bill Passes Committee, Acute Pain Doesn’t

By Thomas MitchellApril 6, 2018

After over five hours of public testimony and deliberation, a Colorado House of Representatives committee voted in favor of a bill that would add autism spectrum disorder to the state’s list of conditions treatable by medical marijuana.

American Chemical Society Offers Scholarship for Cannabis Chemists

American Chemical Society Offers Scholarship for Cannabis Chemists

By Thomas MitchellApril 6, 2018

The nonprofit organization, which turns 141-years-old on April 6, founded its Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision in 2015. Now, it wants more brains to get in the mix.

Denver’s Better Business Bureau Calls Out Stashbox

Denver’s Better Business Bureau Calls Out Stashbox

By Thomas MitchellApril 5, 2018

All of the open grievances are from packages showing up over a month later or never being delivered at all, the company’s BBB profile shows, leading to an F- rating.

Bill That Would License Pot Lounges Loses in Senate

Bill That Would License Pot Lounges Loses in Senate

By Thomas MitchellApril 4, 2018

SB 211 would have licensed cannabis consumption clubs for the sale and consumption of retail cannabis, but its run ended after a Senate committee voted down the bill on Monday, April 2.

Colorado Bill Would Qualify Autism for Medical Marijuana

Colorado Bill Would Qualify Autism for Medical Marijuana

By Thomas MitchellApril 2, 2018

Autism spectrum disorder is known for severe communication and behavior disorders, causing those who suffer from it to lash out physically while struggling to express their emotions.

CSU Pueblo Institute of Cannabis Research Holding Free Forums

CSU Pueblo Institute of Cannabis Research Holding Free Forums

By Thomas MitchellMarch 30, 2018

No area of Colorado represents the controversy of legal cannabis quite like Pueblo County.

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Blue Moon Founder Wants to Create THC-Infused Craft Beer

Blue Moon Founder Wants to Create THC-Infused Craft Beer

By Thomas MitchellMarch 28, 2018

Ceria Beverages will offer a THC-infused drink with the “same onset time as alcohol,” according to the company.

Will Cannabis Employees Finally Be Allowed to Get Free Samples?

Will Cannabis Employees Finally Be Allowed to Get Free Samples?

By Thomas MitchellMarch 28, 2018

Because of Colorado’s seed-to-sale tracking system, all pot products must be sold in order to leave a dispensary.

Wealthy Cannabis Consumers Would Rather Smoke at Home

Wealthy Cannabis Consumers Would Rather Smoke at Home

By Thomas MitchellMarch 27, 2018

Denver’s first licensed cannabis consumption lounge opened its doors in March, and a bill in the Colorado General Assembly would allow dispensary tasting rooms. But what if it’s all for naught?

Colorado Pot Revenue Shows No Signs of Slowing in 2018

Colorado Pot Revenue Shows No Signs of Slowing in 2018

By Thomas MitchellMarch 27, 2018

Colorado’s cannabis industry saw some new competition in 2018, but it hasn’t seemed to affect the money coming in.

Final Budget Bill Fails to Include Protection for Recreational Marijuana

Final Budget Bill Fails to Include Protection for Recreational Marijuana

By Thomas MitchellMarch 23, 2018

Colorado’s senators wanted the feds to protect the state’s pot laws. But they didn’t get any respect.

CDOT Hosting Public Meeting on Stoned Driving Tonight

CDOT Hosting Public Meeting on Stoned Driving Tonight

By Thomas MitchellMarch 21, 2018

The Colorado Department of Transportation is making good on its promise to involve the public’s opinion as it seeks solutions for drivers impaired by cannabis.

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Study: Too Many Cannabis Industry Employees Get High at Work

Study: Too Many Cannabis Industry Employees Get High at Work

By Thomas MitchellMarch 21, 2018

The study found most Colorado cannabis employees were happy with their jobs, but it also concluded that a sizeable portion of them were high at their jobs.

Dispensary Tasting Room Bill Advances in House

Dispensary Tasting Room Bill Advances in House

By Thomas MitchellMarch 20, 2018

The model would come with more purchasing and consumption limits than its brewery counterparts, and the tasting areas would only be allowed next to recreational stores, not medical dispensaries.

Polis Invokes Tenth Amendment to Protect State Pot Programs in 2019 Federal Budget

Polis Invokes Tenth Amendment to Protect State Pot Programs in 2019 Federal Budget

By Thomas MitchellMarch 19, 2018

He’s been trying to protect state-compliant cannabis businesses since Jeff Sessions rescinded nine years’ worth of federal pot protections in January.

How One Word Could Change Denver’s Sweet Leaf Prosecution

How One Word Could Change Denver’s Sweet Leaf Prosecution

By Thomas MitchellMarch 16, 2018

The hearing has since been extended for two more days into next week, and it could take longer than that as hearing officer Suzanne Fasing decides upon Sweet Leaf’s fate in Denver.

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